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Sat August 16, 2025 Parkersburg, WV 26101 US

Events

Half Marathon Run

$50 8:00AM EDT Price increases after January 31, 2025 at 11:59pm EST

Half Marathon Competitive Walk

$50 8:00AM EDT Price increases after January 31, 2025 at 11:59pm EST

Half Marathon Wheelchair Rim Push/Hand Crank

$50 7:50AM EDT Price increases after January 31, 2025 at 11:59pm EST
Company, family, or school teams available for this event!

2 Mile Run

$25 8:10AM EDT Price increases after May 31, 2025 at 11:59pm EDT

2 Mile Competitive Walk

$25 8:10AM EDT Price increases after May 31, 2025 at 11:59pm EDT

2 Mile Wheelchair Rim Push/Hand Crank

$25 7:50AM EDT Price increases after May 31, 2025 at 11:59pm EDT

Place

519 JULIANA ST
Parkersburg, WV US 26101

Description

HALF MARATHON:
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon begins at 8:00 a.m. (Wheelchair division 7:50 a.m.) in downtown Parkersburg and is the RRCA WV State Championship. The rolling course will take you out of the city and into the scenic surroundings of West Virginia before looping back into the commercial area. You will finish the race to the cheers of thousands of spectators lined up on Market Street prior to the Parkersburg Homecoming Festival Parade.

 

All participants in the Half Marathon will get a tech shirt, pre-race pasta dinner, finishers medal, & post-race pizza luncheon.

 

TWO MILE RACE:
Starting line is at Third and Juliana streets at the Towne Square Parking Garage and the finish line is at Sixth and Market streets. The Two Mile Race is the RRCA West Virginia Championship. Race begins at 8:10 a.m.

 

All participants in the 2 Mile will receive a T-shirt.

 

Schedule:

Friday, August 15, 2025, Locations Listed Below
2-9 p.m. - Registration/Packet Pickup for all Events - Parkersburg Municipal Building, 1 Government Sq, Parkersburg, WV 26101
5-9 p.m. - Pre-Race Pasta Dinner* - St. Francis Xavier Parish Center, near Finish Line (included with Half Marathon)
*2-mile participants, guest and children tickets may be purchased at the door. (2-mile tickets $3 with bib present, Guest tickets $7, & Children $4)
6 p.m. - Free half marathon course bus tour (leaves from 3rd and Avery)

Saturday, August 16, 2025, Locations Listed Below
6-7 a.m. - Packet Pickup for Half Marathon & 2 Mile - Parkersburg Municipal Building, 1 Government Sq, Parkersburg, WV 26101
7:50 a.m. - Wheelchair Starts
8 a.m. - Half Marathon Run, Half Marathon Walk, Half Marathon Rucking Starts
8:10 a.m. - 2 Mile Run, 2 Mile Walk, & 2 Mile Rucking Starts
10:30 a.m. - Awards for 2 Mile Run, 2 Mile Walk, & 2 Mile Rucking - Bicentennial Park, 201 3rd St, Parkersburg, WV 26101
11 a.m. -1 p.m. - Post-Race Pizza Lunch* - St. Francis Xavier Parish Center, near Finish Line (included with Half Marathon)
*2-mile participants, guest and children tickets may be purchased at the door. (2-mile/guest $5 & Children $4)
11:30 a.m. - Course Closed
Noon - Parade begins (Market Street)

 

Odgen Newspaper Half Marathon & Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon:
Runners who complete in both the Odgen Newspaper Half Marathon & Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon will receive a special tech shirt!
*Must be preregister in the Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon by August 1 to get special shirt.

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